Folding table



`J. SWARTZ FOLDING TABLE Sept. 5, 1933.

Filed Dec. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 5, 1933. J. swARTz 1,925,216

FOLDING TABLE Filed Deo. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 5, 1933 narran srATEs PATENT ofi-Fics FOLDING TABLE John Swartz, Luckey, Ohio Application Decemberfi, 1931. Serial No. 579,009 1 Claim; (Cl. 45-116) This invention aims to provide aV table for inner ends of the auxiliary sections12 'are hingedly paper hangers, so constructed that its length i Connected to the outer ends of the main sections 1. may be adjusted, to accommodate the strip of The table comprises four legs L, arranged r paper which is being pasted, they table being in pairs near to the outer ends of the niain se@ 5 availae for. three different lengths of paper. OIIS 1. The legs L are Connected by anuppe G9 i object of tneinvention is to provideva rung Sand by a lower rune 9. Hin-ees l@ C021- angers tabl@ which @an be fglded nectthe upper ends-of the legs'l.. with the main Ll for transportation, when not in sections 1 of the top 'I'. The width of the legs v Object of the invention is to pr@-` L, at their upper ends, is to iill the space l vide @nm/@1 ee, fm my fr theable, S0 con-, between the hinges 10 and the cleats 5 on the G5 strueted enamountedtnat it may be-usedfror main sections l. The lees, therefore abut at widening the table, novel means'being provided 5h61? Oute' edges against the Clea 5, and mllh for holding the extension bar'againstsliding out 0f the Strain iS laken Off 17h@ hnge lo, Wel the lengthwise, when the table is-foided, table is set up as shown in Figure l. The cleats A It is within the province ofjthe disclosurerto exercise a WOefOld Office; in that they IIOL 7o improve generally and to enhance the utiiityof Only Serve' as abutments for the upper ends of devicesof that type to which theinventionapperthe-'legS-L, but 22150 fOIm places Of atahment tains. for: the hinges '7 `whereby the auxiliary sections with the above and other Objects in View, 2.are connected tothe'outer ends of the main which-will appear as-the description proceeds, the Sootloos 14 invention resides in the combination and ar- The lower ends of foldoolo rulolomt, bmoes rangement of parts and in the details of con- 11: which may be made 0f Wood, are pivotally struction hereinafter described and claimed, it mounted on the lower fungo 9 which Connect the being understood that changes in the precise emlegs L- The braces 11 extend upwardly and out be made Within the Scope of what is Claimed upper extremities of the rule-joint braces 11 are Without departing from the Spirit of the nven engaged detachably with abutments 12 on the tion. lower surface of the auxiliary sections 2.

In the accompanying drawngs. Second, oldable, rule-joint braces 14 are prostructed in accordance with the invention set 14 are pvotauy mounted on the lower Tungs- 9 up and ready for use. of the legs L, near to the legs, as Figure 3 will Figure 2 is a bottom man wherein Darts are show. The upper ends of the second rule-joint brokn away, braces 14 are pivotally connected at l5 with the 0 Figure 3 is an end elevation of the table, set up; mams sectlons 1 of the top T' .The ru1e`JOmt J J Figure i is a side elevation showincr the table braces 14 extend upwardly and mwardly from folded parts ,omino in Section, t the rungs 9 to the mam sections 1 of the top Figure 5 is a bottom plan showing one of the T as Shown m Figure l' ,L. Transverse guide slots 16 are formed in the 4D' mampol don 0l .me top( of the table and" parts bottom of the main sections l, near to the outer o5l associated therewith.

. ends of the said sections. Straps 17, which may The dvl lmmfng thE fsubJeCt matter of thls be made of metal, extend across the guide slots application comprises a top T, preferably made 16 and are secured to the under surface of the of wood, and including main sections l and auxilmain Sections l of the top T Rigid extension iary sections 2 at the outer ends of the main Sections' mounted in the guide slots 16, above the straps Downwardly extended cleats 3 are secured to 17. The extension bars 18 may be pulled out the sections 1, at the inner ends thereof. endwise, beyond the longitudinal edge of the top The cleats 3, and, therefore, the main sections 1, T, and a, board 0r the like (not shown) may be bodiinent of the invention herein disclosed, may wardly toward the ends of the table and the 809" Fgme l Shows n Side elevation, a table com vided. The lower ends of the rule-joint hinges bars 18, which may be pieces of wood, are slidably oo 1 are COIHISCSd by hinges 4- There me dOWHWTflaid on the outwardly projecting parts of the o ly extended cleatssecured to the main sections l extension bars, to give the top 1 an increased at the outer ends thereof. The cleats 5 are Width @Ver what js Shown in Figuregof the drawadapted to abut against cleats 6 at the inner ings.

ends of the auxiliary sections 2. The cleats 5 If desired, holes or seats 19 may be formed in and 6 are connected by hinges '7, and, thus, the the lower surfaces of the extension bars 18. On 11o A the upper portions of the braces 14, there are short upwardly projecting pins 20, or other projections, adapted to engage in the holes 19 of the extension bars 18, for a purpose which will be explained hereinafter.

When the table is set up, as in Figure l, it is of its greatest length, and affords a secure and stable place, on which a paper hanger can cut the paper, do his pasting, and the like. If shorter pieces of paper are being worked on, one of the braces 11 may be knuckled upwardly, out of engagement with the corresponding abutment l2, and one of the auxiliary sections 2 may be swung down. If desired, both of the auxiliary sections 2 can be swung downwardly, as hereinbefore explained, the main sections 1 then representing the maximum length of the paper which can be operated upon, on the top T.

To fold up the table, the rule-joint braces 14 and 11 are knuckled upwardly, the legs L are folded upwardly and inwardly until they are approximately parallel to the main sections 1 of the top T, the auxiliary sections 2 are folded upwardly and inwardly to overlie the legs, and then the main sections 1 of the top T can be folded into parallelism, on the hinges 4, the table being in the condition of Figur-e 4, all of the working parts being housed between the main sections l, and the article then presenting a compact package which can be carried around readily from place to place.

In the absence of some means extension bars 18 against sliding movement, when the table is folded up as in Figure 4, and is carried edgewise, the extension bars 18 will slide out endwise, to the annoyance of the person carrying the table in its folded form. It is to prevent such a downward and outward sliding movement of the extension bars 18, that the seats 19 in the extension bars, and the projections 20 on the for holding the braces 14, are provided. When the braces 14 are folded, as shown in Figure 4, the pins or projections 20 on the upper members of the braces in Figure 1, are received in the seats 19 of the extension bars 18, and, thus, the extension bars are prevented from sliding downwardly and outwardly, with respect to the main sections 1 of the folding table. When the table is set up for use, as in Figure l, the projections 20 are clear of the extension bars 18, and the extension bars may be freely slid in and out, for the purpose hereinbefore alluded to.

When the table is folded, as shown in Figure 4, the rst cleats 3 and the rst hinges 4 space the main members l apart. The second cleats 5 and 6 and the second hinges 7, together with the inwardly folded auxiliary sections 2, space the main sections 1 apart, and there results, a compact package of rectangular external outline, and including a rectangular internal compartment, wherein the folded legs L and the folded braces 1l and 14 are housed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A paper hangers table comprising a top, legs hinged to the top, foldable braces connecting the legs with the top, an extension bar slidable on the top, transversely of the top, and interengaging elements on one of the braces and the extension bar, said interengaging elements cooperating to prevent the extension bar from sliding longitudinally with respect to the top when the legs and the braces are folded, said interengaging elements being located on the extension bar and on said brace, in such relation to each other as to become interengaged when the legs are folded and the extension bar retracted, and to become disengaged when the legs are unfolded.

JOHN SWARTZ. 

